Shoe polishing devices



June 24, 1958 RAND SHOE POLISHING DEVICES Filed Jun 16. 1955 D T AN M WM m4 M f: S A u I J 0 iv United States Patentfifiiice 2,839,77 Patented June 24, 19:5

2,839,774 SHOE POLISHING DEVICES Rufus R. Rand, Minneapolis, Minn. Application June 16, 1955, Serial No. 515,878

' 1 Claim (CL 15-258 This invention relates to new anduseful improvements in shoe polishing devices, and particularly to such a'device which may readily'be carried about in a suitcase, traveling bag, or in a pocket.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pocket size shoe shining and component parts are made from inexpensive, disposabl materials.

These and other objects of the invention and lb In the drawings: a

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved shoe shining kit,-s howingthe elongated polishing member or cloth wrapped about the roll of applicator. pads and polishing paste, as when carried in a traveling bag or pocket;

showing how the paste vent overlapping of said wafers, when the strip into a roll; H

Figure 3 isa perspective view of a paste-applying pad or section detached from the unwound portion of the roll plastic, generally designated by V I 2 is transversely scored or perforated'to provide tear lines 3 at equi-distant as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.

The composition of the polishing paste wafers 5 is such that it will not readily smear or adhere to the opposite side of strip 2 when the strip is coiled into a roll. Its consistency, however,

is wound '7, whereby the latter may polishing operations before is gradually distributed over 3 for enclosing or covering the roll 4,'when the latter is not in use, as

Means is provided of applicator pads llustrated in Figure 1. Such means is showncomprisng an elongated member 7, preferably of a textilemaerial capable of producing an effective polishing action vhen rubbed briskly back and forth over the surface of a ;hoe to which the polishing paste has been applied. The polishing member 7 is of sufiicient length to permit the user to grasp the ends thereof and briskly manipulate said member back and forth over the surface of the shoe until a high'polish is imparted thereto. If desired, the member 7 may be folded upon itself and used as a rubbing cloth to'remove dust and other foreign matter from the surface of a shoe or other article to dress up the appearance thereof:

A strap 8 is secured to one end of the polishing cloth be inseparably secured in position around the'roll 6 of paste applicator pads 4, as illustrated in Figure 1, when the kit is not in use. When the member 7 is thus coiled about the roll 6, the paste Wafers are completely enclosed within the composite device whereby the latter may readily be carried in a traveling bag or pocket without any danger of soiling the interiors thereof.

Another important feature of the invention resides in the provision of a shoe polishing kit wherein all of the component parts are made from an inexpensive disposable material, whereby such parts maybe discarded or disposed of after use. This is particularly true of the applicatorpads 4. The polishing cloth 7 of each composite polishing kit is preferably constructed of a suitable washable material whereby be used for several being discarded.

The polishing kit has been found particularly useful to persons traveling from place to place, as it may readily be carried in'a pocket or traveling bag, and is always ready for immediate use to dress up a pair of shoes or other articles, such as traveling bags, etc., which may require occasional polishing. Each applicator pad or section 4, when detached from the strip 2 and used in the operation of polishing a pair of shoes is disposed of, it being understood that the quantity of polishing paste contained in each wafer may be sufficient to shine one pair of shoes, or the equivalent thereof. ulating the pad 4 over the surface of a shoe, the paste the surface of the pad so that a thin film of paste may be quickly applied to the surface of each shoe, as will be understood by reference to Figure 4. a

In the accompanying drawing, Figures 2 and 3, it will he noted that each applicator pad 4 carries but one paste water or spot. If it should be desired to widen the range of use of the invention, two paste wafers,,one black and the other tan or brown, could be provided on each pad, and so spaced thereon as to avoid overlapping of the paste wafers when the composite strip 2 is coiled into a roll, as illustrated in Figure 1. Such dual paste wafers. on each applicator pad would require slightly more care on the part of the user in applying the paste to the shoe surface, in order to avoid interrnixing the two different colors of paste.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appended claim should be construed as broadly as permissible in view of the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

A composite shoe polishing kit comprising an elongated single-ply flexible strip of a porous material transversely scored at uniformly spaced intervals the length thereof, thereby to divide the strip into a plurality of connected applicator pads, the corresponding surfaces of said connected applicator pads each having a wafer of polishing paste secured thereto, said paste wafers being of limited size, and the wafers of adjacent applicator pads being laterally offset from one another lengthwise of said strip, thereby to prevent overlapping of said paste wafers, when the strip is wound into a roll for storage,

and an elongated member removably wrapped about said roll to provide a covering member therefor, when the polishing kit is carried in a handbag or pocket, and to serve as a polishing cloth when removed from the roll.

When manip- References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,628,229 Christman May 10, 1927 2,069,332 Salfisberg Feb. 2, 1937 2,233,896 Nelson Mar. 4, 1941 2,372,556 David Mar. 27, 1945 2,523,909 Kreidlcr Sept. 26, 1950 2,529,163 Knight Nov. 7, 1950 

